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Beau Geste is an adventure novel by British writer P. C. Wren, which details the adventures of three English brothers who enlist separately in the French Foreign Legion following the theft of a valuable jewel from the country house of a relative. Published in 1924, the novel is set in the period before World War I.
Beau Geste is a 1939 American adventure film starring Gary Cooper, Ray Milland, Robert Preston, Brian Donlevy, and Susan Hayward. Directed and produced by William A. Wellman, the screenplay was adapted by Robert Carson, based on the 1924 novel of the same title by P. C. Wren.
Beau Geste: Directed by William A. Wellman. With Gary Cooper, Ray Milland, Robert Preston, Brian Donlevy. Three adopted English brothers join the French Foreign Legion in North Africa after one of them steals their adoptive family's famous heirloom sapphire.
1. : a graceful or magnanimous gesture. 2. : an ingratiating conciliatory gesture. Did you know? The History of Beau Geste. Beau geste is a phrase borrowed from French; the literal translation is "beautiful gesture."
Beau Geste, novel about the French Foreign Legion by Percival C. Wren, published in 1924. The title character, whose given name is Michael, and his brothers, Digby and John, have joined the French Foreign Legion after being falsely accused of a crime.
Beau, John and Digby Geste are brothers who join the Foreign Legion, where they fall under the rule of tyrannical Sergeant Markoff.
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Beau, John, and Digby Geste are three inseparable, adventurous brothers who have been adopted into the wealthy household of Lady Brandon. When money in the upper-crust household grows tight, Lady Brandon is forced to sell her most-treasured jewel, the mighty "Blue Water" sapphire.
Beau Geste #1. P.C. Wren. 4.02. 3,557ratings241reviews. Kindle $1.99. Rate this book. French Legionnaires find one of their fortresses manned by dead men. Who could have done it? A flashback unravels the mystery of the three English Geste brothers. A classic, rip-roaring tale of adventure.
Beau Geste, American action-adventure film, released in 1939, that was based on the 1924 novel of the same name by Percival C. Wren. Its acclaimed cast featured four future winners of Academy Awards for best actor or actress: Gary Cooper, Ray Milland, Susan Hayward, and Broderick Crawford.
Sep 10, 2012 · Beau Geste. Monday 10 September 2012. Written by GA. Time Out says. The finest of three screen versions of PC Wren's tale of heroism in the French Foreign Legion (the others were...
